RadioToday Programme

RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin preview the upcoming Radio Festival with Festival Director Nick Pitts; and Stuart chats to the Broadcast Journalism Training Council’s CEO Jon Godel about the future of radio journalism.

James Cridland looks at the importance of habit in radio, and in David Lloyd’s Radio Moments Johnnie Walker and Mike Smith leave Radio 1, Rock Radio arrives in Manchester and Capital tries something different for the FM/AM split.

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RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin talk through the big stories of the week, including the announcement of the new national breakfast show team for Heart featuring Amanda Holden. 

Former Heart East Managing Editor James Keen gives us his reaction to the signing, and also tells us about life in the Channel Islands running Island FM and Channel 103.

James Cridland considers whether the future of AM radio is a switch to digital and David Lloyd has more gems from the archive in Radio Moments.

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Stuart Clarkson talks to Sam Bailey, Managing Director of the Audio Content Fund about the free money available for public service content on commercial and community radio stations.

Roy Martin has our weekly look at the big stories in the radio industry, James Cridland reflects on his trip to the NAB Show in Las Vegas, and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments from the archive.

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This week we hook up with the NAB Show in Las Vegas to talk to Kevin Leach from In:Quality, plus Dave Brierley-Jones and Phil Johnson from Radio Station Solutions.
James Cridland is in Vegas too to tell us what’s excited him at the show, while David Lloyd’s Radio Moments include a big birthday for Graham Dene and the launch of the final station in the first wave of ILRs - Beacon Radio.

Roy Martin is in Lausanne for RadioDays Europe 2019 this week, and event host Paul Robinson joins us for a look back over the highlights of the conference.

Stuart Clarkson also chats to Hits Radio Group Content Director Gary Stein about the upcoming launch of Country Hits Radio.

James Cridland looks at the move by public service broadcasters to take more control of the platforms where their content is; and in David Lloyd’s RadioMoments it’s goodbye to Century, Zoe Ball leaves Radio 1 and we’ll hear BBC management’s plans for the 1970s!

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Stuart Clarkson chats to 5 Live presenter Rhod Sharp, who’s marking a quarter of a century presenting Up All Night as the station turns 25 years old this week. Find out about the launch of 5 Live, memorable moments on the show including 9/11 and the Obama Inauguration - and how Rhod gets on air from the attic of his home in the US.

Roy Martin is here with our weekly look at what’s going on in the industry; James Cridland shares some thoughts on why you shouldn’t make assumptions about the tech used by listeners; and David Lloyd has more brilliant archive audio in Radio Moments.

Listen to Rhod's podcast series, Up All Night for 25 Years at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07368kj/episodes/player

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Stuart Clarkson chats to Capital’s new national breakfast show team - Roman Kemp, Vick Hope and Sonny Jay - about their show being rolled out across the network plus their recent win at the TRIC Awards.

Stuart and Roy Martin discuss the week’s big industry stories (and are joined by Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester to mark Frank Skinner’s 10 years on the station).

James Cridland looks at a station in the US that’s playing podcasts on air and David Lloyd has more fantastic audio from the archives in Radio Moments.

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Host Stuart Clarkson talks all things commercial radio in Scotland with Original 106 and Central FM MD Adam Findlay plus consultant and former presenter Colin Kelly.

Stuart and Roy Martin look over the other big stories of the week in the radio industry; James Cridland shares his thoughts on what podcasting can teach radio; and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments from the archive.

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CORRECTION: At the 2:07 point we say that Global owns Capital South Wales and Heart North Wales and that CommunicorpUK owns Heart South Wales and Capital North Wales. We got our words muddled up - for which we apologise! The correct way round is that Global owns Heart South Wales and Capital North West & North Wales; and CommunicorpUK owns Capital South Wales and Heart North Wales.

In our monthly roundtable discussion for March, Trevor Dann is joined by Steve Parkinson and Brett Spencer from Bauer and Lorna Clarke from Radio 2 and 6Music to discuss more radio upheavals and recommend some top audio.

James Cridland looks at some new figures on listening via smart speakers and in David Lloyd’s Radio Moments - John Peel makes his Radio 1 debut while Zane Lowe departs; Keith Skues turns 80 and Radio 210 launches.

Former GCap and GWR Group Content Director Dirk Anthony joins Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin to discuss Global’s announcement that it’s introducing national breakfast shows on Capital, Heart and Smooth and closing several broadcast centres.

Matthew Wright also talks to RadioToday about his first six months on the afternoon show at talkRADIO.

James Cridland asks why Australian commercial radio wants to stop people sharing its content online, and David Lloyd delves into the archives for more Radio Moments.